Status Updates From Bloody Crowns: A New Histor...

While I’ve been eager to read this book since before it was published (a brand new history of the HYW just as I planned to tackle the period?) I was intimidated by its size (~600 pages) and figured it would be either solidly academic and incredibly dense (much like I assume about sumptions work only his is 5 volumes) or very military heavy. I’m pleased to say I’m really cruising along- a page turner if you will

Wow! The intro was history from the conqueror to Richard lionheart in England and late Carolingian to Capetian beginnings in France. Fun.

Ch 1 drew together the Auld Alliance, William Wallace at falkirk, English supremacy over Scotland (Stone of Scone) and Matins of Bruges/Battle of the Goldspurs as well as Longshanks/Phillipe Augustus gaining a solid focal point for me in history. Loving it so far!